Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/fb-instant-articles-pubexchange-filter

Extend Wordpress's plugin for Instant Articles for Facebook to include PubExchange click tracking.

10 active installs v0.2 PHP + WP 4.3+ Updated Jan 13, 2017
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CVEs total0
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Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 9yr ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "fb-instant-articles-pubexchange-filter" v0.2 exhibits an exceptionally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any identified dangerous functions, SQL injection vulnerabilities, improper output escaping, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the lack of any critical or high-severity taint flows indicates that the plugin is not susceptible to common injection-based attacks.

The vulnerability history is equally impressive, with zero recorded CVEs, indicating a lack of known security flaws. This suggests that the developers have likely followed secure coding practices and have not introduced common vulnerabilities that have been historically exploited in other plugins. The plugin also demonstrates good practice by not bundling external libraries, reducing the risk of using outdated or vulnerable third-party code.

While the static analysis reveals no direct entry points (AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, cron events) that are immediately exploitable without authentication or permission checks, this also means there are no active features that are inherently protected. However, given the overall pristine security record, this absence of active features in the analysis might simply mean the plugin's functionality is passive or integrated elsewhere. In conclusion, this plugin appears to be very secure, with no evident weaknesses based on the provided data.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
0 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0
Attack Surface

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 1
filterinstant_articles_contentpubexchange-filter.php:30
Maintenance & Trust

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested4.4.34
Last updatedJan 13, 2017
PHP min version
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP Developer Profile

PubExchange

2 plugins · 90 total installs

86
trust score
Avg Security Score
89/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Add PubExchange Tracking to Instant Articles for WP

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
op-tracker
JS Globals
window.location
Shortcode Output
<figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>(function(l,d) { if (l.search.length){ var m, u = {}, s = /([^&=]+)=?([^&]*)/g, q = l.search.substring(1); while (m = s.exec(q)) u[m[1]] = m[2]; if (("pefbs" in u) && ("pefba" in u) && ("pefbt" in u)) { var pe = d.createElement("script"); pe.type = "text/javascript"; pe.async = true; pe.src = "//traffic.pubexchange.com/click/" + u.pefbt + "/" + u.pefbs + "/" + u.pefba; var t = d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; t.parentNode.insertBefore(pe, t); } } }(window.location, document));</script></iframe></figure>
FAQ

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